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Livingston, Philip, 1716-1778 to Gilbert Livingston [(1718-1789)] re: instructions for a journey on a vessel

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.04463 Author/Creator: Livingston, Philip, 1716-1778 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Letter Date: 1747/07/02 Pagination: 2p. : docket : Height: 30.6 cm, Width: 18.9 cm Order a Copy

Gilbert Livingston is given instruction for how he is to conduct a trading voyage on the Sloop Batchelor.

Livingston, Gilbert, 1718-1789
Livingston, Philip, 1716-1778
Livingston, Robert R., 1746-1813

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